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About Melissa.

Melissa Lynn Oddo has been sewing for over 20 years since her great grandmother first started to show her how to read patterns. Melissa received her Associate's degree in Tailoring in 2005 and her Bachelor's degree in Ready-to-Wear in 2007 from New York's renowned Fashion Institute of Technology. In addition, she spent a year studying at Polimoda in Florence, Italy. She spent years sewing, pattern making and designing for names like Izod, Victor de Souza and Dennis Basso and later worked as a Visual Manager for DKNY and Anthropologie. She now specializes in bridal and formal alterations and contracts with some of the best shops in Connecticut such as Love Bird Bridal Shop in Mystic and The White Dress By the Shore in Clinton. Let her help make your special occasion even better by ensuring you look your best!

With so many new faces around I thought
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